Sound reproduction : loudspeakers and rooms /

Sound reproduction : loudspeakers and rooms /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Toole, Floyd E.
Imprint:	Burlington, Mass. : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 550 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- Equipment and supplies. Loudspeakers. Acoustical engineering. Psychoacoustics. Acoustical engineering Loudspeakers Psychoacoustics Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- Equipment and supplies
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13605757

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ISBN:	0240520092 9780240520094 9780240520094
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-539) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Covering designing listening experiences, acoustics and psychoacoustics this book shows how to design the best possible listening experience for recording control rooms and home entertainment systems.
Other form:	Print version: Toole, Floyd E. Sound reproduction. Burlington, Mass. : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2008 9780240520094

Table of Contents:

How to use this book
Part 1. Designing a Listening Experience
The Art is Almost Everything
Multi Channel Audio System Configurations
Loudspeakers - Giving Voice to Music
Room Acoustics - Modifying the Voice
The Loudspeaker Room System - Defining the Voice
Putting it All Together - Designing Listening Experiences
Part 2. The Science of Audio - Acoustics
The Basic of Sound and Sound Propagation
Acoustical Measurements - Loudspeakers
Acoustical Measurements - Rooms
Acoustical Materials
Part 2. The Science of Audio - Psychoacoustics
Hearing
Evaluating Loudspeakers - Listening Tests are Not Fun
Evaluating Loudspeakers - Objective vs Subjective Measurements
Evaluating Surround Sound
The state of Our Art in Loudspeakers and Rooms: A Biased Summary
Bibliography
Index